Justin Bieber is a 15-year-old teen idol and singing sensation. The pop star was one of the presenters at the 2010 Grammy Awards and one of the 74 music superstars who remade the 25-year-old song "We Are the World," and he just helped kick off the weekend events for the Super Bowl. MTV calls Justin one of the two "biggest names in the pop-culture universe at the moment."
A couple of weeks ago, I received word that Bieber was posting (or tweeting) on Twitter some Chuck Norris "facts" -- those mythical superhero-type sayings about what people say or think I can do. Then I heard Justin posted a playful photo of me as my character in "Walker, Texas Ranger" with himself Photoshopped into the image, kneeling next to me. The bubble caption coming from his mouth read, "Buy 'Baby' ... Chuck Norris says you should!" (For those who don't know, "Baby" is Justin's new hit single.)
As a result, more than 50,000 blogs and news columns popped up asking tongue-in-cheek questions, such as "Justin Bieber and Chuck Norris Team Up?!" "Where Is Chuck Norris? Is Justin Bieber In Danger?!"
Is Justin Bieber in danger? Maybe, but definitely not from me. (I'm going to send Bieber a copy of my new book, "The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book," which has my 101 favorite facts and stories to go with them.)
What threatens Bieber and other youths across the country is a runaway Washington that is heaping upon their generations trillions of dollars of debt, which they will have to pay off with their taxes. Like wayward parents who leave a legacy of messes that their children have to mop up, the federal government in due time will force even young, creative and wealthy entertainers, such as Justin, to pay tomorrow for its out-of-control spending today.
Washington has added a record $1.6 trillion to the national debt since President Barack Obama entered office -- unprecedented in the first year of a presidential administration. And Congress just voted last week to borrow another $1.9 trillion!
Amazingly, after initiating all that incurred debt, our president said last week, "We simply cannot continue to spend as if deficits don't have consequences, as if waste doesn't matter, as if the hard-earned tax dollars of the American people can be treated like 'Monopoly' money." To whom is he talking? Congress? Himself?